Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-12
DAILY HERALD.
SEWERAGE OUTLETS
Inspected by the Mayor
and City Council.
BALL0NA HARBOR PROGRESS.
Proposal of a Sewer Farm Made to
the City by Property
Owners.


day morning ive-seat vehicle, drawn
by four horses, was placed at the DIS
posal of the members of the City Coun-
oil, the Msyor of the city, and the press,
by City Engineer Fred Eaton, who had
invited them to go over the ground ana
look at the surveys made by him for an
outlet for the sewerage of the city when
the new system shall have been adopted.
There were in the party Mayor Work
man, City Engineer Fred Eaton, Council
men Jones, Perry, Frankenfield, Lowell,
Willard and Kuhrts, Lester Osborne, of
che Express. and the HERALD representa-.
tive. The party was driven first to the
southwest corner OF the city, at which
point all the sewers will meet. and from
thence the sewerage will be carried
into the sewer farm or the ocean
through four foot sewer for some
distance, aud five foot sewer the bals
ance Of the way. Mr.. Eaton's object in
inviting the Councilmen to go over the
ground with him was to induce them to
adopt certain point for the outlet Of the
sewerage, so that he could 60 on with
his plans for sewering the city. In
drawing up plans for system, the start
ing point or outlet has to be fixed before
more than q general plan can be formed.
La order to decide which was the best
manner to dispose of the sewerage, Mr..
Eaton had made four surveys from the
southwest corner of the city to the
ocean, and the most favorable, in his
opinion, was the one which reached the
ocean at point about mile aud half
southeast Of Ballona harbor.
THE NEAREST OUTLET.
1t was over this survey that the
party were driven, and during the jour.
ney Mr.. Eaton pointed out the differ.
ences between the surveys and explained
why the route chosen was the best.
In the first place the distance to the
ocean was much less than either OF the
others and the grade presented fewer
difficulties to be overcome in the way
of tunneling. etc. Besides, if the city
decides TO accept the proposition made
by the property owners 10 the valley
inside of the foothills bordering the
ocean, and dispose of the sewerage by
the irrigation system, the outlet will be
Just in the right place to distribute it
over about 6600 acres of land. In this val.
ley the crops are in excellent condition
and an immense amount of hay and grain
will be harvested this year. IL the
sewerage is distributed over the land it
will Immediately become more valuable
for agricultural purposes. and for that
reason Messrs. Silent and Vale have
made proposition to take the sewerage
at its outlet, pipe it over their land at an
expense of SIS, 900, and give to the city
one-half of all the land will sell for over
500 per acre. If they will do this, and
the city will accept the proposition,
there will be no need of carrying the
sewer clear through to the ocean. though
it can be taken there il necessary in
years to come with little trouble.
The advantages of this survey over
the others were plainly visible yesterday
and the party was SO interested in look
sng at the country and the route pro
posed that La Ballona was reached be
fore it was imagined so much grount
had been travelled over. The horsel
were stabbed at La Ballona hotel and al
the invitation of Mr.. Taylor the entire
party visited the work now in progress
for the formation OF safe and valuable
harbor.
BALLoNA HARBoR.
Crossing over the lake on log bridge
Mr.. Taylor led the party to the piel
which already extends several hundred
feet into the ocean, and which is to be
sent out $50 feet further. Here it was
observed that the action of the tide is
carrying out the sand in the channel
and deepening it day by day, thus
demonstrating the fact that when it il
dredged there will be no diff
Guilty in keeping it clear enough
for large vessels and steamer,
10 enter. In the shallowest part the
channel now has six feet of water a.
low tide, and over twelve feet at higf
tide. There is large amount Of tim
ber now on tho ground, and more is on
it's way for the harbor works. A new
dredger is being built and will soon be
at work on the ground, and the work
will be rushed through very radidly,
now that so good start has been OBJ
tanned. A lumber yard containing 900,
600 feet OF lumber will in a short tint
be established at the harbor. and the
plans of a new hotel are already formu-
lated.
The Santa Fe Railroad Company il
grading the railroad bed quite rapidly
and the summit of the second range O
hills has already been reached. Thil
railroad will run out on the southern
pier around "Cape Horn" After dis
cussing the works and the satisfactor,
progress already made, visit was pai(
to the steamer Jennie GAVIN, which lier
inside of the harbor. Captain Anderson
received bis guests very warmly. and tn,
success of La Ballona was heartily
wished in Pomnaery Sec. By this timt
the dinner. which had been ordered b,
Mr.. Eaton at La Ballona Hotel, wa
ready and the party recrossed the lake
About 2 o'clock the journey homewart
was commenced.
The party were driven around the
land proposed as sewer farm and
through the valley, and during the
course OF the day it was estimated that
about fifty square miles of growing grain
and hay in excellent condition was in.
spected 1t was dark when the city
was reached. Mr.. Eaton stated that if
the outlet as suggested by him is
adopted, he will re-survey it aud take
the Councilmen over the ground again,
confining their attention to that partic-